Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development:
By Chris Wellisz Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary standards to meet market…
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Hamat Says Gov’t To Initiate Affordable Housing Scheme
By Kemo Kanyi The government of the Gambia has announced that it is planning to initiate an affordable housing scheme to address the issue…
Alleged Umbrella Theft Lands Man in Court
By: Dawda M. Jallow A certain Momodou Yassin Sowe was dragged to the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing an umbrella worth D1200. Prosecutors accused Sowe of stealing the umbrella of one Aminata Sillah at…
Min. Gomez Tells House Some Gambian Students in Morocco Overstayed
By: Arret Jatta The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Pierre Gomez, on Wednesday told the National Assembly that…
Libya orders arrest of airline official over transport of migrants to Nicaragua
Libyan authorities on Monday ordered the arrest of an airline official on charges of helping to illegally transport migrants to…
ECOWAS court orders Ghana to release UN/ECOWAS investigation report in case of enforced disappearance in The Gambia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has issued a landmark decision in a case of enforced disappearance…
Barrow Signs Executive Order for Suspension of Non-Statutory Travels
By: Kemo Kanyi President Adama Barrow has signed an executive order for the suspension of all non-statutory overseas travel by government officials and employees across…
NAM Gives Reason for Voting AgainstFGM/C Law
By: Kemo Kanyi The National Assembly Member for BusumbalaConstituency, Muhammed Kanteh, said hisdecision to vote for the repeal of the Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision Act of 2015was a representation of the will of…
Gambia lawmakers reject repeal of the Women’s Amendment Act 2015
Lawmakers in the Gambia have rejected the repeal of the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015, which prohibits the practice of FGM/C in…
MJFC Welcomes Parliamentary Vote To Uphold Ban On FGM
The Malick Jallow Foundation for Children (MJFC) welcomes the decision of the Members of Parliament to uphold the penalization of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The…